UNEARTH

There is often an inclination to rush towards the new year. 2024 is a year (another year) you may want to see the end of. But don't be too fast. Each year deserves our reflection and inquiry to put it in perspective. To dream and plan with clarity for 2023 we must review what has come before. Time and space are needed for this to happen and we all need support to help ensure we address each core area of our life.

You are invited to join Jess and Adam in this two-session online group retreat. The 2-hour session on January 2nd will focus on your reflection of 2022. On January 6th, we will delve into a longer session, you will bring your understanding and perspectives of the past year to create your vision and support structures for 2023. Our aim for this retreat is for it to be enriching, inspiring, creative, thought provoking and fun of course! We want it to set you up for a positive and intentional transition into the new year.

What you will receive in this workshop

• Reflective time to review 2022 using a process to help unearth the gems of 2022 and ensure they are not lost to bring the year into clearer perspective
• Time for small group work and conversation
• Support for solo creative practice
• Clear and positive intentions for the year ahead (and openness to what may come)
• Your theme or word for 2023 that will underpin your intentions and goals
• Mindfulness and free flow writing practices
• Support for accountability and wellbeing for the year ahead
• A fun, and enriching experience
• The time and space to get this done and not miss the opportunity
• The chance to do this from the comfort of your own home, a personal retreat at a busy time of the year.

*Interested to join this experience and cannot attend Part 1? We will be recording this session, so you can catch up in your own time, before Part 2.

“Self reflection is the school of wisdom”

Baltasar Gracian

Why we are doing this?

Jess and Adam have been doing a process of ‘review and create’ for many years, often with Adam's sister Amy Kennedy, as well as with larger groups. They know this time of reflection and planning cannot be underestimated to move into the new year with positive intentions, drive, and excitement. For them, this work is the antithesis of customary and superficial new year’s resolutions that never seem to stick. This sticks. Throughout this year each have been referring to their themes for 2022 and their intentions, potent reminders of what is important to them in their careers, personal life, relationships, and wellbeing. This has kept them on track during another rollercoaster year. They are excited to come together and support you through this process.

Here is Amy Kennedy sharing a bit about our retreat, followed by an intro from us!

Who are we?

Jessica Connor Kennedy

Jessica brings to UNEARTH her experience in strategy, individual and team performance, organisational design and community engagement across areas including health, education and agriculture. Jessica has led large-scale democratic engagement processes for government agencies and non-government authorities and has supported organisations through periods of community outrage and crisis, facilitating constructive communication and resolving conflict. In addition to joining forces with her husband Adam to present UNEARTH 2024, Jessica runs a consultancy, whilst previous roles include Consumer Engagement Manager and Manager of Spiritual Care at Barwon Health. She is a keen student of the Japanese martial art Aikido, an experiential artist and is committed to social justice. 

Adam Kennedy

Adam is an experienced educator, keen international traveller and movie maker. He is a teacher and works as a leader of a large school campus in Geelong. Adam's educational work is underpinned by his interest in sustainability and transformative repair. Adam is part of a project led by Harvard University investigating how sustained engagement with transformative repair as an artistic practice can create supportive conditions for individuals and communities to find personal and broader purpose in times of unprecedented uncertainty and challenge.